Overview
- The inaugural World Sports Summit runs December 29–30 at Madinat Jumeirah under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino is scheduled to deliver the opening address, with the program listing the talk as “The Next 90 Minutes.”
- More than 70 speakers are slated, including Novak Djokovic, Ons Jabeur, Ronaldo Nazario, Manny Pacquiao, Oleksandr Usyk, Nasser Al Khelaifi, Peter Crouch and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
- The 13th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award will be presented on Monday during the summit.
- Organisers expect more than 1,500 participants, with December 28 pre-summit activities offering padel competitions, family events and tours for arriving delegates.